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• Some VERY interesting reading.

  I’ve been intrigued while following the Blog of Nikulin, a RUS prospect who has committed to making his dream of playing the NHL, even if through the AHL, come true. His reflection on playing in NA, the AHL vs RSL, the NHL, and life as a young immigrant is illuminating. I’ve had the privilege of getting [...]

• McBait

  Bryan McCabe’s move to the sunshine state is generating a lot of buzz lately, and the Palm Beach Post has suggested that McCabe’s acquisition is Jacques Martin’s way of saying “we’re serious about winning” in the hopes that Jay Bouwmeester would bite. I say that’s wishful thinking, Jacques. I say the only way they can [...]

• Shock Value

  19-year old Stefan Legein’s sudden retirement shocked everyone. The Columbus draft pick’s decision to quit hockey not only came as a surprise to the hockey world, but to his parents as well. His mother did not know the news until it was reported in the news, while his father has denied any reports about Legein’s [...]

• DOH 9

  Here it is.  Took some emails, talked about what movement we might see in the east, and some more Sharks trivia. Also, I’m on deck to do a Kings preview sometime this week, so stick around for that.  If you want us to talk about something specific on the show, or you have feedback, email us.

• Rogue Agent

  Todd Bertuzzi has yet to find a home. Since his Vancouver days, the burly winger has never spent more than a full year with any team. First, he was traded to Florida for Roberto Luongo, but promptly shipped to Detroit at the deadline. He wasn’t as effective as Ken Holland had hoped for, despite putting [...]

• Is Grapes Running the CHL?

  In the past few weeks, each of the three CHL leagues have discussed in their summer meetings the idea of abolishing the European draft. The idea stems from the fact that over the last couple of years, it has become increasingly difficult for Canadian Junior teams to bring over the top ranked Europeans players. Since [...]

• Pissing Dogs

  The NHL and KHL are in a war and marking clear their territories. Bill Daly, the NHL’s second-in-command, recently commented that the NHL is not interested in compensation from the KHL for signing players under NHL contracts, referring to Nashville’s Alexander Radulov, who recently signed a lucrative deal with Ufa in the KHL even though [...]

• Gaborik Makes Wild Push

  Losing Pavol Demitra and Brian Rolston hurt. Doug Risebrough was obviously disappointed that both chose to leave for greener pastures, after being optimistic that Rolston, or possibly both, would be back in Minnesota next year. While Demitra’s in Vancouver wondering when Mats Sundin will be his linemate and Rolston’s in Jersey wondering if he could [...]

• Welcome Outside the Crease

  My earliest memory of hockey comes from an old grainy picture of me holding a hockey stick before I could even stand up. Growing up in Southern Ontario hockey has been a part of my family for generations. Raised by an Islanders following father and a Habs crazed mother, with a grandfather obsessed with the OHL, [...]

• better ideas

  The Canucks will get a better idea with how some of their young prospects have developed and the mindset of the youngsters when the rookie camp opens a week ahead in advance of the main camp at UBC on the 13th and 14th of September. They then head to Camrose, AB. to faceoff in a mini-tournament [...]

• Larry Brooks war mongers some more

  In an effort to create more hype and in order to ’scoop’ the Sundin story from everyone else, reporter Larry Brooks has cited ‘credible’ sources and has announced that Mats would like to sign for the Blueshirts on Broadway. While New York would seem like a good fit for Mats and boasts both Markus Naslund and [...]

• THN Rankings - East

  1 Montreal Canadiens 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Washington Capitals 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Ottawa Senators 6 NY Rangers 7 New Jersey Devils 8 Carolina Hurricanes 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 10 Boston Bruins 11 Buffalo Sabres 12 Florida Panthers 13 Atlanta Thrashers 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 15 NY Islanders Again, I’m going to have to disagree with THN over this. If the Pens had managed to keep Ryan Malone and/or Marian [...]

• THN Rankings - West

  The Hockey News’ Rankings in the Yearly Yearbook were released, and for the West they’re as follows: 1 Detroit Red Wings 2 San Jose Sharks 3 Minnesota Wild 4 Dallas Stars 5 Anaheim Ducks 6 Edmonton Oilers 7 Chicago Blackhawks 8 Calgary Flames 9 Nashville Predators 10 Phoenix Coyotes 11 Vancouver Canucks 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 13 Los Angeles Kings 14 Colorado Avalanche 15 St. Louis Blues Detroit at the top [...]

• Pacific Preseason Preview: Are you afraid of the new look Coyotes?

  Since there’s just not that much to talk about and the subject of how the Sharks are going to get under the cap totally beaten to death, let’s start to take a look at the Pacific Division and the state of our competition, shall we? The Phoenix Coyotes came on strong at the end of season [...]

• (top) Six in the City

  Does Ottawa have their secondary scoring resolved? More specifically, is secondary scoring really an issue on Ottawa, considering they were the highest scoring team in the NHL? It is my view that Ottawa’s second line will resemble the top line of the Detroit Red Wings, albeit not nearly as offensively gifted. Like the Wings [...]

• NHL 09 Releases Ratings

  For those out there wondering who’ll be the top-ranked player in EA’s winning hockey sim, you’ll just have to wait. However, IGN has provided a sneak peak at the ratings of players for all 30 teams. An overall rating will not be released until the game is finished. You can view it here.

• Free Meal Coupons

  The best way to get a free meal is to just visit potential new homes for the Penguins. Just ask Mario Lemieux. In the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Lemieux revealed that it was never a possibility in his mind that the Penguins would leave Pittsburgh. In order to pressure the city into funding and building a new [...]

• DOH 8

  The numbers for the latest podcast are much lower than usual, and I realized this morning it’s because I didn’t mention it here.  As an avid RSS user both with blog feeds and podcast feeds, I hope all you out there in the series of tubes are keen to the wonders of automatic XML-driven updating.  [...]

• rename digs

  The Canucks will be getting down to business in a newly-named arena this fall. GM Place will be named what speculators thought, “Canada Hockey Place“. Now, my first thought about a week ago when I heard the news start up, was elation. I am partial to the honesty and integrity of the game. [...]

• Cost of success

  The summer doldrums are here…the season is still almost two months away, and the excitement of free agency is far in the rearview mirror. So I thought this would be a good time to do a little thought experiment. But first, a refresher: The year coming out of the lockout was the most exciting one [...]

• Isles to be aggressive, but that's been their problem

  Listening to Scott Gordon, the newest in a long line of Islanders head coaches, speak, I got the feeling that I had heard all of this before. Gordon, the reigning AHL Coach of the Year who beat out a handful of NHL-experienced candidates, some even with Stanley Cup championships on their resume, says the rebuilding Islanders [...]

• Auld man….in or out?

  Oh the agony of the off-season. While the hockey writers throw out the odd report on the big 2, the rest of us have to just sit back and wait for the season to near before having any attention (fabricated or not) paid to our teams. So, I’ll do my best to fill [...]

• Panthers and Leafs Talking?

  It has been reported that Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman Bryan McCabe has waived his no trade clause and has listed the Florida Panthers as one of the teams he would be willing to go to. While I am not one to write about rumours and speculation, I am so bored with the lack of hockey activity, [...]

• New Cat on the Block

  As many as 5 different sources are saying that Bryan McCabe has waived his NMC to go to Florida. Long Island was rumoured to be the favoured destination, as McCabe’s wife is from the area, but it seems like sunny Florida sounded like a good spot too. It’s funny how Florida is always able to [...]

• Trading Partners?

  Ok, so according to this morning’s Toronto Sun, Bryan McCabe is just waiting out his $2 million signing bonus, and then he’ll be available to the highest bidder. According to the article Bryan has suggested he’s willing to go to Florida, Philadelphia, Boston, the Island, or the Rangers. The Lightning are also rumoured [...]

• TSN Shortcuts

  As Canada’s #1 sports network, and hockey obviously at the forefront, I’m a little disappointed and frustrated at times by their hockey coverage, especially those of their staff writers. They’ve recently coughed up a short article on the Canucks. (The Leafs and Habs have also been covered). You’d think that for a sports network as [...]

• Koules Satisfied, Parrish Likes Vancouver

  Despite the fact that the Lightning defense still seems a little suspect, boasting little veteran presence or even a big name, Oren Koules maintains that he is satisfied with his current defensive corps. The Lightning still have to get under the cap enough to ensure that they can accommodate Steven Stamkos‘ cap hit, which would [...]

• Lightning Look to Repeat Flyers Success

  Last season the Tampa Bay Lightning fell apart at the seams and had a downright awful year which led to the trading of two of their top players and a significant overhaul of their roster. At the trade deadline Brad Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars for Mike Smith, Jeff Halpern and Jussi [...]

• Goals For vs. Goals Against and Next Years Leafs

  Ok, I’ve been punching numbers for most of the night in response to some comments left on my last posting. I ended up writing 3 long winded responses, and instead I’ve decided to summarize my findings in another blog posting. So here goes. What’s going to happen to the Leafs offense minus Mats Sundin, and [...]

• Search Over: Gordon Gets Isles' Gig

  Obviously this has already been reported by David. I’m excited about Scott Gordon because who better to lead a massive rebuilding project than a guy who just won AHL Coach of the Year? Everyone seems to rave about Gordon, so I guess we’ll see. A lot of Isles’ fans will be disappointed they didn’t go with John [...]